What is the best mode of transportation?

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High speed and efficiency; adapted to goods that are perishable, packaged, of a size and quantity unsuited to other modes; high route flexibility; access to areas otherwise inaccessible

Airways

Medium- and long-haul of high-value, low-bulk cargo where delivery speed is important

Airways

Very expensive; high milage costs; some weather-related unreliability; inconvenient terminal locations; no intervening opportunities between airports

Airways

Highly flexible in routes, origins, and destinations; individualized service; maximum accessibility; unlimited intervening opportunity; high speed and low terminal costs

Highway carrier

Local and intercity movement of general cargo and merchandise; pickup and delivery fees; feeder to other carrier

Highway carrier

Low energy efficiency; contributes to air pollution; adds congestion to public roads; high maintenance costs; inefficient for large-volume freight

Highway carruer

High terminal costs; low route flexibility; not suited for short haul; possible delays from ice or low water levels

Inland waterway

Low-speed haulage of bulk nonperishable commodities

Inland waterway

High energy efficiency; low per mile costs; largo cargo capacity

Inland waterways

Employs standardized closed containers to move a shipment by and combination of water, rail, and truck without unpacking between origin and final destination

Intermodal containerization

Requires special terminals and handling machinery to load, offload, and transfer containers

Intermodal containerization

Speed and efficiency of transit and lower shipping costs when multiple carriers are needed; reduced labor charges and pilferage losses

Intermodal containerization

Continuous flows of liquids, gases, or suspended solids where volumes are high and continuity is required

Pipeline

Fast, efficient, dependable; low per mile costs over long distances; maximum safety

Pipeline

Highly inflexible in route and cargo type; high development costs

Pipeline

Fast, reliable service on separate rights-of-way; essentially nonpulluting; energy efficient; adapted to steady flow of single commodities between two points; routes and nodes provide intervening development opportunities

Railroad

High construction and operating costs; inflexibility of routes; underutilized lines cause economic drain

Railroad

Intercity medium- to long-haul bulk and general cargo transport

Railroad


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